For a century, Angel Island was utilized by the military because of its strategic location defending the Golden Gate. Today, you can go there to catch some of the most scenic views in the Bay ...

Outdoor columnist Ben Smith says take some trips this summer but go off the map once you get to where you’re going. You never ...

In a term that was increasingly overshadowed by emergency requests related to President Trump’s swift executive actions, ...

In a significant pushback by the forces of civil and political society ... the establishment of a Jewish State, the 1956 Suez Canal conflagration, the 1967 war and the 1973 Yom Kippur ...

It’s been 200 years since the first organized transport of Norwegian emigrants sailed to the US, and the bicentennial is ...

While the Civil War was never fought in California, the state nevertheless played a major role in generating pro-Union ...

The Trump administration’s arguments against birthright citizenship for all are ahistorical, and make no sense when ...

Jefferson Davis was the U.S. Secretary of War who betrayed his country to become the first and only president of the ...

California was never a hotbed of Civil War action, but the Golden State — and the Bay Area in particular — played a major role. The riches of the Gold Rush didn’t just line the pockets of ...

Vermont historians have their eyes on a historic painting up for auction this weekend, and the possible chance to bring it ...

A special meeting of the Civil War Round Table of the Mid-Ohio Valley will be 7 p.m. Thursday, May 22, at First ...

Today’s episode will focus on one of the biggest – and most important – turning points in world history; the Battle of ...